How much does it cost to run a 60w light bulb?

Question

In british pence per the hour.
thanks

Answer 1

how much do you pay per kWh
you can have it on for 16 hours 40 mins for the cost of one unit
if you pay 10 p per kWh about 0.6 pence

Answer 2

If you are paying about 12p per Kwh, then a 60 watt lamp will cost about £0.007p or 7/10 of a penny per hour. If you swap it for an energy saving equivalent of 11/12 watts you will get 5 hours for the same price and the lamp will last for up to 18 times longer, depending on the brand.

Answer 3

1 kilowatt hour is the same as a unit of electricty, which roughly costs 9 pence.
This means you can run 1000w (1Kw) for 1 hour for 9pence.
So if you divide 1000 by 16.66 you get 60 (the light bulb)
then divide 9 pence by 16.66 you get 0.54pence.
So the answer, by my reckoning, is about 1/2 a penny for an hour.

Answer 4

Hi My current cost per kilowatt (1000 watts) hour is 10 cents. So a 60 watt bulb in ten hours uses 600 watt hours or 0.6 kilowatt hours. So a 60 watt bulb cost 6 cents in my town to operate for 10 hours. Some areas pay less per kilowatt hour some pay more. Last time I calculated how much it cost to recharge my rechargeable batteries it was less that a penny. Compare that to your cost for regular one time use batteries.
Jack

Answer 5

1000 watts = 1 Kilo Watt Hour. Your electriciy bill will tell you what you pay per kilowatt hour. Divide 1000 by 60, that will tell you how many hours you can run a 60 watt light bulb for, to equal 1 kilowatt hour. In other words you will be able to run your light bulb for 16.666 hours to equal 1Kwh

Answer 6

I used to get a real bee in my bonnet about kids leaving the lights on. Then I found out that a 60w bulb, left on all day, costs less than 10p a day in electricity.
So....was my grey hair worth £2 a week?

Answer 7

its free